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bade_miya · Beginner Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 110 Topics: 38

Hi all,

I was looking for a solution with SORT with which i can remove the leading spaces from a report(spaces are variable). Is it possible to do it using Sort?

Thanks
bade_miya

shekar123 · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:02 am Post subject:

bade_miya,

Assume that your dataset contains blanks in first two bytes that is column1 and column2 ,what i am doing is i am Building an output record so as to omit the first two bytes.Hope this helps.

Try this code:

vivek1983 · Intermediate Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 222 Topics: 24

shekar123,

bade_miya · Beginner Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 110 Topics: 38

Hi guys,
Thanks for your replies.
Shekhar, The spaces is variable. I dont know how many spaces there will be in the input file beforehand.

Vivek, Can you please let me know what you ment by "necessary parameters" in OVERLAY parameter.

Thanks
bade_miya

shekar123 · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:02 am Post subject:

Vivek1983,

Thanks for the code and the information.

Can you post your sample Input Data and Output Data so that we can have an understanding how exactly the code works ? Morever i am getting Sytanx error while running your code probably i do not have the latest version of DFSORT and please let us know what version u are using / feature is supported ?

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

You need z/OS DFSORT V1R5 PTF UK90007 or DFSORT R14 PTF UK90006 (April, 2006) to use DFSORT's new JFY function.

shekar123 - ask your System Programmer to install PTF UK90007 so you can use the new April, 2006 DFSORT functions described at:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/peug/index.html

The correct syntax for the DFSORT control statements in this case would be:

bade_miya · Beginner Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Posts: 110 Topics: 38

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the answers.

Thanks
bade_miya